(Dominic’s P.O.V.)

I let out a muffled sigh as I sat up fully, before resting my arms on top of my elevated knees. I could feel my heart pounding in my ears, and my breathing was a bit quicker than normal, but that was to be expected. I had just finished a set of one hundred crunches, and next on my list was fifty push-ups... though I would try to do more than that.

Glancing up as I heard a noise, I saw Dash leaning on the foot rest of her bed as her eyes seemed to take in every last detail of my body. There was a light red ting underneath her eyes as she continued to look down at me.

Shaking my head, I simply rolled myself over, before pushing my hands underneath me, all the while keeping my back straight. Positioning my hands directly below my shoulders, I let my arms relax, but tensing them up as I pushed myself back up. One... two... three...

Feeling my chest beginning to take in more oxygen now, I continued to do push-ups, letting my mind wonder while also keeping count.

Twenty four...

Thirty one...

Forty seven...

On I went, oblivious to anything around me except for the pounding of blood in my ears, and the sound of my breathing getting more labored, but not too much to become worrisome. I felt fatigue starting to drain what little energy I had left as I neared the end of my set.

Fifty eight...

Sixty two...

Sixty five...

...

That’s it, I can’t do any more for now...

Letting my knee’s touch the ground, I felt my muscles protest as I began to get off of the ground. Once I was standing up, I noticed a few things actually that I somehow failed to notice before. First, Dash seemed to be hiding her face under a pillow as her wings both spread from her sides. That was a new thing to see indeed... both her wings stretching out, but it wasn’t the weirdest thing, or the most disturbing thing.

There were a pair of larger ponies in the room as well, with the white one studying my closely while she had a soft... almost motherly smile on her muzzle. She nodded towards me before she said in a pleasantly smooth voice, with a teasing tone to it, “Hello Dominic, my name is Princess Celestia... it seems you have made quite the impression on Rainbow Dash here...”

I wanted to say something in turn, but I had something more pressing. The other unicorn Pegasus hybrid, which seemed to be colored midnight black, was standing obscenely close to me. She was also observing me, but in a much more thorough process, her eyes would stray from my own, before snapping back towards my own, and glaring all the more intensely. It was only after another minute did she stop looking at me so closely, and she stepped back beside the white one as she said quietly, “T’is a strange creature sister... art thou sure it can speak?”

Clearing my throat a bit, I let my eyes shift back to the white one, before looking back towards the darker one. Once I had the attention of both of them, I noticed the crowns resting near the horns of both of them, before I spoke in a calm tone, “Nice to meet you Princess Celestia... I take it you are the government official of... uh, whatever country this is?”

She smiled a bit wider, but she wasn’t the one to speak, instead, it was the darker one, her sister, who actually seemed to flinch for some reason. While that happened, I noticed Dash lifting her head from under her hooves, and while her wings were still standing out to her sides, I took more notice of her deep blush. Just as I was turning to look over at her, my attention was once more captured by the dark hybrid, “Our deepest apologies. When thou spoke not a word, I thought thou knew not how to talk. Our name is Luna... Princess Luna, ruler during the night.”

Shifting a bit from one foot to the other, I did my best to fully understand what she just said. I caught the gist of it; she was sorry for thinking I couldn’t talk, and her name was Luna... but I still didn’t fully understand what she said... so it was understandable when all I uttered was, “Er...”

That caused her to blanch slightly, and she took a step back, before she said a bit clearer this time, “Oh, I am sorry...” she cleared her throat briefly, “I am Princess Luna, and I thought you merely didn’t know how to speak our tongue.”

Nodding my head, I quickly replied, just so I didn’t slip on what she just said, “Nice to meet you Princess Luna, apology accepted by the way.”

She smiled briefly, before her expression once more turned serious, and it was then that she looked back towards Princess Celestia. An unspoken question must’ve been asked, as she nodded without saying a word, but her gaze did dart towards me briefly, before she looked towards her darker colored sister and said, “I must speak with Rainbow Dash anyways...” The next part was lost as she leaned closer to her sister and whispered whatever else she wanted said.

Soon, I was being ushered towards the window by Princess Luna as she used her wing to ensure that I moved as she walked. When we were near the window, she refolded her wing as she said, “I understand that you may have many questions, but I will grant you an answer for every one of my questions that you answer. Do you agree that these terms are fair?” After I nodded, she smirked, before she asked, “Now then, what do I call you, instead of strange white furless creature?”

Chuckling a bit, I glanced over towards the window and further more outside, before I said, “You can call me a human.” Looking over, I saw the princess nod, before I proceeded with my own question, “So, what do I call you instead of strange Pegasus unicorn hybrid?”

This earned me a light giggle, before she answered, “T’is uncommon to be called as such, but my sister and I are Alicorns.” Nodding my head, it was now her turn for a question, “Now then, what has brought you to our fair land of Equestria?”

I opened mouth to say something, but I had to stop and actually think that one through. Looking off to the side again, I let the question sink in, before I absently let my thoughts out, “Where do I start...?”

“Hmm... My sister told me that she first saw you falling from the sky, but before that, you were in one of those strange, but large metal bird like things...”

Chuckling once more, I shook my head, and then clasped my hands behind my back, before clearing my throat briefly, “Well then... I think I know where to start now...”

(Rainbow Dash’s P.O.V.)

Looking over towards Dominic as he talked with Princess Luna, I mulled over the information I knew on him, and what I had already told Princess Celestia. It was strange though, how he acted that is, but I needed to answer Celestia’s current question; it was rude to keep a Princess waiting for an answer...

“He doesn’t seem dangerous Princess. I know he surprised me when he told me what he ate at first... and then what he said after that terrified me even more than I was surprised.” I felt myself shudder, but strangely, it felt a bit good as well to remember how Dom had stroked my mane; though why he did it was what reinforced the shudder. “He eats almost everything I would, but there are a few differences, but I can tell you, he does noteat souls and dead flesh...” Once again I felt myself shuddering, before a comforting wing was draped over my back.

“Thank you for all the information Rainbow Dash, but are you certain that you will be alright with keeping an eye on him?” Nodding, I looked back over towards Dom, who was talking with an extremely interested Princess Luna. He actually locked gazes with me, and it was after he stopped talking that he smiled warmly towards me; enough to actually get my heart to beat just a tad bit faster as I remembered how his body worked up a sweat from minor exercising. I did feel my wings twitch at that particular memory, but I made sure to keep them firmly locked to my sides this time. Even though he didn’t know anything about why my wings had fully extended, the Princesses knew fully well what it meant. “And Dash, when I mean keeping an eye on him, I want you to observe his interactions with other ponies, how he is in crowds, and other things as well. But if you insist on watching him while he is performing body activities that show off his muscles, I can understand if you observe that as well...”

Dear Celestia... why!? I wailed internally as I covered my muzzle once more to hide the burning sensation I was now feeling in my cheeks, but that did little in the way of truly covering up my reason why. I groaned a bit as I felt my wings extend halfway, before I slowly forced them back to my sides. I rarely ever looked at a stallion, and it was even rarer that I found myself attracted to them in anyway. It just had to be to one time that I actually didn’t hide my obvious attention that the Princesses had appeared, quite literally, out of thin air...

(Dominic’s P.O.V.)

Turning my gaze back towards Princess Luna as she cleared her throat, I saw she was now looking outside with her serious face again. giving her my full undivided attention now was what she seemed to want, so I did so, and I didn’t need to wait long for her to begin to speak, “Dominic Wild, it is with pleasantries that I say that I like you, as you do not seem to lie or omit the truth, but that goes without saying that I require your full consent for my next question. I trust you, but that trust can only go so far, so I must request that you allow me to view your dreams, in order to see if you mean my ponies any harm.”

I would have given off some form of snide or joking remark to what she had just asked, but I couldn’t find it in me to do that. She had asked questions that I had answered as well as I could, save a few details that I knew I shouldn’t give out to just anyone. Yet I could see that she meant what she just said with all the seriousness in her eyes, and the added sense of no humor in her voice completed that; yet going into someone’s dreams was impossible, a fact that I verbally said as well, “Princess, I would gladly prove to you that I am no threat to your... ponies. But to simply see another’s dreams are impossible...”

“Where you come from, it would seem so, but in Equestria, it is possible, but only myself knows how to properly do so.” She looked away from the window, and as she did, she turned her whole body towards me as well, before she stated, “I will not alter your dreams in any way unless that you express your desire of it otherwise. But do you accept my request to view your dreams?”

Bringing a hand up, I scratched the back of my neck, before saying halfheartedly, “There really isn’t any point of me saying no, as I can’t see it being possible for you to see into my dreams. Just, if it is somehow possible, and you end up seeing something personal, keep it to yourself. Deal...?”

Princess Luna at first frowned, before she smirked, and nodded, before saying in a teasing manner, “T’is a deal... but if I may be so bold, dost thou fear me seeing dreams about Rainbow Dash?”

“Huh? No, just other stuff... wait, why would you assume I would have dreams about Dash?” I asked, but this earned me a light laugh from Princess Luna, before she looked towards me with another humored expression.

When she next spoke, I could clearly hear the mirth still in her voice, “Do you not realize why her wings were spread out?”

Shaking my head, I shrugged as I said, “I thought she was merely stretching her wings. I can only guess it is from being cooped up in a hospital room for so long.”

This earned me a lighter laugh this time from Princess Luna, and she glanced over at her sister, who was now looking towards us with an expectant look in her eyes, though there was a light smile on her muzzle. Dash’s face was being hidden beneath a pillow, and I noticed that her wings kept twitching now and then, almost as if ants were running through them; something I knew was very uncomfortable when they got into boots...

When Princess Luna turned and faced me, she took in a deep breath, before exhaling softly, seeming to try and erase the smirk still on her muzzle, before she added, “I assume that Twilight Sparkle will be here sometime tomorrow... I recommend you request a book from her, as she is Ponyville’s resident librarian. Ask her for a book by the title of Body Language of Ponies. After you receive the book, search for the section regarding Pegasus... hehe... farewell Dominic, it seems my sister will have a word with you before we depart.”

“Alright... nice meeting you again Princess.” I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to salute, give her a handshake, a pat on the head how I would a dog, a thought that actually forced me to grin, before I simply made to nod/bow as indiscreetly as possible. She smiled a bit wider, before she turned and walked over towards her sister and Dash were, but I remained by the window as they both looked towards me.

Princess Celestia walked over to me, before her horn flashed brightly, and a piece of paper sprouted to existence a moment later, and she levitated it towards me as she said, “This is an allowance for the time being to either have a home built for you in Ponyville, or for you to purchase one. Either choice you make will require currency, but for now, this will have to do. This is a welcome to Equestria gift from Luna and I, but for anything else, you will need to make your bits the fair way as everypony else is expected. If you have trouble finding a means of finding a suitable job, I'm sure Rainbow Dash or her friends can be of more assistance in finding a suitable employment. Now, seeing as the day is coming to a close, we will be departing for Canterlot. I hope you have a pleasant stay in Ponyville Dominic... and please try to refrain from eating the souls of any of my ponies... I would greatly appreciate that.”

Feeling a bit of heat make its way to my face, I simply smiled, before a bright light flashed in the room. It was almost like a flash bang had gone off, just weaker in intensity, and without the horrible bang that accompanied it. Bringing my hands up to rub my eyes, it was only when I brought them down that I noticed the princesses were gone. I'm going to need a book on magic as well...

...

It has been nearly an hour since the Princess Celestia and Luna had departed from this fairly small adobe that had become my temporary home while Dash and I were required to stay in the hospital. While I had already looked over the slip of paper that I had been given from the Princess, I had only found the royal seal, along with a personal written letter that was addressed to whomever I gave it to. If I bought a house, I would give it to the seller, and Celestia would compensate them for the price of the home, but if this hospital proved anything to me, a pony sized home may be a bit too small for my everyday use. So if I had a house made, then I would simply have it made wherever it could be placed, though I wasn’t sure where would be a good idea, so if I chose that option, then I would have to be sure to consult the builders with possible good locations. I still had yet to see the actual Ponyville, as I had only caught glimpses of it through the trees.

Sitting up, I realized something actually important, so I looked towards Dash, who having since finished being embarrassed for whatever reason, had returned to her book; which seemed to be an action adventure novel of some sort. It featured a tan Pegasus pony in what could only be described as an Indiana Jones imitation if I ever seen one, with the title reading, ‘Daring Do, Adventures of...’ the rest of the title was blocked by Dash’s hoof, but it still looked interesting.

“Hey Dash... what is Ponyville like?” I asked, hoping to at least get to know what to expect from my soon to be new home. Letting my head and body fall back to my bed, I waited until it sounded like a page was turned, but just before I spoke, Dash began.

“Eh... Ponyville is cool and all, but if you ask me, there isn’t enough competition.”

Lifting my head, I looked across the room and at Rainbow Dash, all the while cocking one of my eyebrows at her, before I asked, “What do you mean competition? For guys?”

“Wha!? NO!” This got Dash to actually fully blush right away, and she actually seemed offended a bit as she sorta glared at me. It looked like she was ready to go as far as throwing her book at me, but she seemed to withhold from doing so, though she did let out an angered huff. “I meant competition like during sports or anything in general! The only other pony that can even compete with me when it comes to anything is Applejack.”

Chuckling a bit, I let my head fall back, before I said, “I still say you are talking about guys...”

There was a sound akin to a gust of wind, and before I could look to see what caused it, Dash was standing above me with a glower. She tapped a hoof firmly to my chest as she said, “When it comes to stallions, I can have any single one I want, I just don’t care to have one; they would only tie me down to the ground.”

Letting a smirk cross my lips, I simply looked up at Dash, as I swore I could see that competitive fire in her eyes now, before I added in a teasing tone, “ANY stallion? Heck, I doubt every guy here would chase after a single mare.”

“S-Shut up! I could get any stallion I want, even if it was you!”

It didn’t seem Dash knew what she just said, but the surprise that she even let that slip from her tongue still forced my eyes to widen in shock, along with my jaw slackening. She smirked boastfully, and she opened her muzzle to say something, until the gears in her head seemed to start to fully spin. “Wait...”

Slowly, her eyes shifted from side to side, and she seemed to start realizing what she too just said, as a light blush was forming on either one of her cheeks. The shocked look I was now receiving showed me how she didn’t truly mean what she just said, and that meant I could bend that into a joke that would work in my favor. I felt myself starting to grin a bit as she flinched, it seemed she now truly understood what she said, so that’s when I struck, “Damn Dash. I know I'm handsome, but you are practically saying I will chase after you right away.” Chuckling a bit, I grabbed the hoof that was pressing into my chest, before I said mockingly, “I'm sorry Dash, but for now, I must refuse your advances...” And then I kissed her hoof gently, before pushing it away from me.

She pulled her hoof from my grip rather speedily, before she said, “T-That’s n-not what I m-meant!”

Pushing myself up into a sitting position, I forced Dash to sit back or get closer to me. She didn’t seem to mind moving back, and though she remained on my bed, she had her back turned towards me now. It seems either she was too embarrassed to face me, or my gentle ribbing had been too much. From how she was blushing though, I was pretty sure it was the former...

Grabbing my pillow, I pulled it around, before lightly smacking Dash on her side with it as I said, “Jokes aside Dash, I'm still interested in how Ponyville is. You heard the Princess; I'm going to be living there soon, so I need to know what my new home is going to be like.” She refused to even make a sound now, though she did shift a bit from the like hit from a pillow. Leaning forward, I did my best to look around her still form, though I wasn’t able to see her face, I could still see a bit of the red ting to it. Chuckling a bit, I resumed my place, before tossing the pillow behind me, and I reached forward and lightly ran a hand down her back. “Alright Dash, so if not about Ponyville, then what about yourself. What do you like about it? You’re a Pegasus, and I remember you talking about the skies a few times... do you like to fly?”

Dash still didn’t respond, but I received a curt nod this time. Smiling a bit, I continued to rub her back, before I asked a question that I hoped would get me a verbal response, “What about flying do you like...?”

I was actually hoping she would answer my question... I truly wanted to know what flying is like, and her being a Pegasus meant she was the best living being to ask. It took a few minutes, but soon enough, I felt Dash hum softly, before speaking, “I like to fly in Ponyville because it has wide open spaces, and there aren’t too many other Pegasi in Ponyville that care to fly all that often.” She let out a light sigh as she leaned closer to my rubbing hand, before she continued on, “Ponyville has perfect thermals. The wind is cool, yet still warm, and the best thing about the skies being so open, is I can fly, and fast. Heh... the best thing about flying is the feeling of wind filling my wings. The wind rushing past my face is the second best part... it is just... it is...” She made a noise with the back of her throat before she said, “The best word I can describe it as... I think is freedom. To choose where you go, how fast you go, and however you please...”

Nodding my head, I could understand entirely what that felt like, though not on such a personal and relaxing sense. It was a fact that made my heart yearn to be able to perform in such acts of freedom, and with my jet entirely destroyed, I knew that there wasn’t even a way back home for me, nor was there a chance for me to ever fly again. It was enough to force me to keep my emotions in check, as it was truly heartbreaking. I could live just fine here in Equestria... but flying... flying had been my entire life...

“...Ponyville though, it sees some strange things and events, but you will like it. All the ponies are nice...” she let out a snort, before saying, “Other than flying, Ponyville is rather boring... but every once in a while, something strange and dangerous happens...”

“How so?”

“Oh, just random things... Ursa Minors, Hydras... and the most recent one was a unicorn who thought she was the great and mighty...”

Chuckling a bit, I shook my head briefly, not knowing what half those things were, before I asked, “If Ponyville is dangerous, or sees dangerous things, then how is it still here?”

That was where Dash’s normal chuckle sounded like a giggle, before she said, “Because, Ponyville has something that no other town has. Awesome mares like myself... and my friends of course.”

Smiling, I reached over, and lightly tweaked Dash’s wing in a certain way that I knew would give me a glare.

Dash squeaked loudly in surprise, and that was before she flared that wing to force me to let go, and then said, “H-Hey, I told you about t-touching that part of my wing!”

Leaning back as she whirled around and glowered at me once more, I brought my hands closer to me as I raised them, palms facing her. I let out a brief laugh, before I said, “What, I thought it was acceptable by now, what with you being an awesome mare and being able to have any stallion she chooses... as well a-”

“Don’t you dare finish that.” She stepped closer to me, yet before she got too close, she stopped and sat down. She glared towards me, before she pushed a hoof firmly against my chest and said, “I don’t want you telling anypony else about what I say to you... the only reason that even came out is because I trust you enough that I don’t have to watch everything I say...”

It was all I could do to not smile widely as I said, “I promise I won’t tell anyone... or anypony what you said. I frightened you once, and I don’t want to lose your trust over something that you let slip out. Besides,” her glare had at first softened, but now it was harder than a rock as I wiggled my eyebrows, much how she had the other day, “I have always been considered eye candy by ladies... I can see why you would be attracted to this.”

“...”

“OW!” I couldn’t hold back the cry of pain as Dash quite literally slugged me in the arm with her hoof hard enough to nearly make me yelp. I sat there holding my arm in my hand. I knew she was most likely going to do something like that, but what I hadn’t anticipated was how much force she was going to be able to put into it.

“You may be cute, but you’re not that cute.” There was a brief flash of hesitation across her face, but before anything happened, she seemed to shy away briefly. “Besides, you haven’t even told me what your world is like.”

Chuckling, I knew when to leave something alone, so I didn’t say anything about her recent behavior as I switched over to thinking about where I was from. “Well... there wasn’t much about where I was living. It was cold, but not too cold luckily. I lived near a beach, so if I wanted to go swimming, I just had to wait for a day that I was off, and I could go swimming in the ocean. But then again, it is that time of year that the sun is up for longer than the night... so burns could have been acquired all the easier.”

Moving back as I looked towards the window, I could see stars starting to dot the inky blackness, signifying night had come. “But other than all that, it sounds like our homes are generally the same, aside from the obvious differences. Then again, we don’t have awesome Pegasus ladies flying everywhere...”

Dash gave me a mock glare, and she raised her hoof as if to strike my arm again, which was still throbbing from the last hit. This time though, I was prepared if she dared try again, but I would only go as far as keeping her restrained enough that I didn’t get hurt. I still flinched though...

She pulled back almost immediately as she said, “Oh wait, that was a compliment. I'm cool with that.” She set her hoof down, and I found myself letting out a breath of relief, “Hey Dominic, while you are in Equestria, a female is called either a mare, or if they are younger, then a filly... just to prevent any weird confusion while you are here.”

Smiling a bit, I confirmed that I understood, before I said, “Well then, at least I have an awesome Pegasus mare to tell me this. Besides, I think it is time for that awesome mare to get some sleep.” I had just witnessed probably the cutest, yet biggest yawn in all existence; I could only wonder what a baby pony or kid pony would look like when yawning...

She smirked briefly, before she spread her wings and actually started to hover off of my bed. I could only stare and wonder how that was even physically possible. Yes, I had seen Pegasus flying, but I never watched them take off or land. It was interestingly beautiful in its own stunning yet strange way. The way the feathers curled during the inflight hovering itself was something I hadn’t seen before, and since she apparently didn’t need to flap as fast as even a bird would.

Before long, Dash stopped hovering and just landed on my bed again, but I found myself still looking at her wings instead, that is, until her face was instantly in mine. Snapping out of my light revere, I realized how long I had been staring at Dash’s wings, and I felt a bit ashamed about it. I looked up to see a light red hue across the top of her muzzle, yet even then, there was a nervous smile as well. She wasn’t looking in my eyes, but she still asked, “If... if you want to see my wings, go ahead... just don’t mess up the feathers...”

I felt myself beam a bit at the chance to actually see her feathers up close, so when her wing extended slowly in front of me, I gingerly placed my hands on the leading feathers. I was no expert on avian creatures, but I still noticed that her feathers were longer the closer they were to her body, just like jets. I couldn’t help but wrap my index finger and thumb around the longest feather, the one closest to her body, and while I ran my finger over it, I lightly tugged it all the way to the end. I had to say, it felt dexterous.

Letting the feather go, it was then that I noticed the blush on Dash’s wing, and it was then that I felt myself start to piece a puzzle together.

Instantly, I pulled my hand away from her wings, before I coughed, and looked the other way while saying, “Eh-heh... well Dash, thanks, but it is probably better if we go to sleep...”

...
(Rainbow Dash’s P.O.V.)

I can’t believe I actually let him do that, and with my wings nonetheless! I haven’t ever let anypony do that unless it was a massage... what was I thinking!? Sure, he is cool and all that, but he isn’t that cool! What will the girls think if they saw me growing soft? What would AJ say? Oh Celestia... if Rarity found out, I would never hear the end of it!

Shifting a bit under the coarse hospital covers, I was fiercely trying to get to sleep, but I just couldn’t! Ever since he tugged my feather, I knew I wasn’t getting any sleep anytime soon, yet I had let him!

By Luna’s moon... why... why am I letting him even touch my wings? He isn’t even a pony! Sigh... I know I had said those things the other day... but I had been joking... though I am curious as t-NO... no thoughts like that...

Still...

Feeling my heat flush with warmth, I bit my lip as I lightly shook my head. His hands were so gentle... he has been doing so much for me lately; I couldn’t just keep bullying him into doing stuff for me anymore. As Rarity would say, ‘it is unlady like.’

I will see about not doing that to him anymore tomorrow...

(Dominic’s P.O.V.)

Rainbow Dash...

Such a wonderful mare...

And if my hypothesis proved correct in that book I would borrow from Twilight Sparkle, then I needed to reevaluate how I was acting around Dash. I may like Dash, but I was starting to fear I was forming a relationship that broke past just friends, and was making its way towards something more. She was cool in her own way, and I always had an open mind about anything, yet this was something that forced me to think it through. I could see living with Dash at max, but in the version of a friend sleeping on another friends couch...

I'm not sure if I can say I love her... or at least not in the intimate sense. Hell, if anything, I will be alright with giving her a kiss... but not what I suspect. I hope to god that book Princess Luna recommended gives me the answers I'm looking for...

My yawn showed how tired I was, but it wasn’t like I could really go to sleep. Dash’s silent blush was locked into my mind’s eye, the way her wings had been splayed out to their sides as well... I could’ve said she was just stretching, and I did. Now however, I fear she really was becoming... excited.

I can’t just let my embarrassment for her... happiness; force me to not work out. It I do that, I won’t ever be able to maintain my strength...

The rustling sound from across the room sounded again, and I knew without looking, Dash was still awake, and it was most likely my fault. Even though I most likely was the cause, I didn’t leave my guilt on the front porch. Yet if I did anything, I would probably only make it worse. Letting out another yawn that was more of a sigh, I did my best to nestle into the comfortably soft, yet somewhat small bed...

Author's Note

OK, the wording near the end may seem a bit odd, so I have this to say on it, just in case I need to clear anything up. Dominic can love Dash, but for now, just how you love your friends. It's not real love, but hey, English language can be boxy sometimes.

If anyone wants to give suggestions for the dream sequence of the next chapter, I highly encourage it, as I'm stuck at 1k words... not sure what I should all put into it just yet.